While in Miami last week, I participated in the send-off party for the Geeks on a Plane Latin America Tour. I was one of three panelists invited to talk to this group of about 40 entrepreneurs the night before they set off on a 10-day tour to Mexico City, Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires.
Read the latest interview I gave on VC in LatAM.
Adriana Cisneros – Roundtable Discussion on Innovation and VC/PE Development in Latin America
On March 16th the digital accelerator 21212 had its first demo day in Rio. I had the honor of mentoring three of the companies that presented – Simpply, Ainda Tem and iTrip.
Recently I did an interview with “Revista G” from Gestión, the most important business newspaper in Peru, to talk about how media consumption is changing and the role that social media and technology devices play in the way that people discover and consume media content.
My grandfather is the best example of how success can come from a small idea and big dreams; he started his with an ice cream machine and great enthusiasm.
Another theme I talked about in my interview with Emi Kolawole, from The Washington Post, was the importance of get to and beyond the “eureka moment”. Everyone can have a “eureka moment”, it is that instant when you come up with an innovative and bright idea. Ideas came from anywhere, but the real challenge is to turn them into reality.
A few days ago I had a great conversation with Emi Kolawole, from The Washington Post, in which we talked about learning from our failures.
The use of business incubators in Latin America is a good way to get new companies to achieve success through specialized mentoring. This mentoring encourages new business development and entrepreneurship, helping to stimulate positive changes in the society and the economy of a country.
